UNIT PLAN
ROWAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Teacher: Andrew Devanney
Unit Title: Basketball
Grade level: 9 Number of classes: 8 Duration of classes: 42 minutes; No. of Students: 20
A. Unit Context
Unit guiding framework:
Student abilities/skill proficiency level:
Anticipated difficulties and how they will be addressed:
Resources, Equipment and Materials: Basketballs, cones, polyspots, basketball courts
References: www.pecentral.org
B. Big Ideas (Standards, Essential Questions, Outcomes, Assessment Evidence)
NJCCCS CPIs Addressed:
Unit Goals
Content Statement:
2.5.12.B.1 Demonstrate and assess tactical
understanding by using appropriate and
effective offensive, defensive, and cooperative
strategies.
2.5.12.A.2 Analyze application of force and
motion (weight transfer, power, speed, agility,
range of motion) and modify movement to
impact performance.
Students will successfully perform skills and
tactics relating to basketball.
2.5.12.A.4 Critique a movement
skill/performance and discuss how each part
can be made more interesting, creative,
efficient, and effective.
Essential Unit Questions:
1. The students will perform proper dribbling techniques.
2. The students will perform and demonstrate correct passing methods.
3. The students will perform proper shooting technique.
4. The students will express knowledge and understanding of offensive strategies.
5. The students will demonstrate effective defensive strategies.
Domain
Unit Learning Outcomes
Assessment Evidence
Psychomotor Students will perform offensive Teacher Observation
and defensive skills in game
scenario.
Cognitive Students will be able to explain Answers to questions students give at end of
the various offensive and each lesson.
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defensive skills and tactics.
Defensive drawings students do.
Affective Students will have fun learning How active students are in class
the various skills of basketball.
Culminating Performance Task(s):
Students will take part in tournament at end of unit in which all skills taught will be applied.
C. Daily Lesson Description
Total Length of unit: 8 lessons
Lesson # 1 of 8 Title: Dribbling
1. Introductory activities:
-Teacher introduces basketball and provides history of basketball. Students participate in
cardiovascular circuit warm-up which includes various basketball skills
2. Learning focus activities:
-Teacher explains why dribbling is important and goes over cues for dribbling.
- Class then participates in push the court activity. Offensive player dribbles ball up the court trying to
prevent defender from stealing the ball.
3. Culminating activity:
- Class participates in Dribble Knockout activity.
4. Closure:
- Teacher goes over six cues for dribbling basketball
Lesson # 2 of 8 Title: Passing
1. Introductory activities:
- Teacher introduces passing and explains why it is necessary.
- Students participate in dynamic and static warm up that involve muscles used for passing
2. Learning focus activities:
-Teacher will explain cues for bounce, chest, and overhead pass
- Students will then participate in passing lines.
3. Culminating activity:
-Students will participate in All-Star Obstacle Course.
4. Closure:
-Teacher will go over types of passes and cues.
Lesson # 3 of 8 Title: Layup
1. Introductory activities:
- Teacher will introduce layup.
- Students participate in dynamic warm up.
2. Learning focus activities:
-Teacher will go over cues for layup
-Students will participate in layup lines.
3. Culminating activity:
-Students will participate in Full Court Knockout Activity.
4. Closure:
- Teacher will ask students questions on cues for layup.
Lesson # 4 of 8. Title: Shooting
1. Introductory activities:
- Teacher will introduce shooting and importance of it.
-Students will participate in dynamic and static warm up.
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2. Learning focus activities:
-Teacher will go over B.E.E.F. acronym.
-Students will participate in Wall Shooting activity.
3. Culminating activity:
-Students will participate in Polyspot Shootout activity.
4. Closure:
-Teacher will review B.E.E.F.
Lesson # 5 of 8. Title: Rebounding
1. Introductory activities
-Teacher will introduce rebounding and importance of it.
-Students will participate in rebound cardiovascular warm-up.
2. Learning focus activities:
-Teacher will go over cues of rebounding.
-Students will practice rebounding cues with partner.
3. Culminating activity:
-Students will participate in Polyspot Rebound activity.
4. Closure:
-Teacher will ask students to name cues for rebounding
Lesson # 6 of 8. Title: Offense
1. Introductory activities:
-Teacher introduces offense and object of offensive strategies.
-Students participate in cardiovascular warm-up circuit.
2. Learning focus activities:
- Teacher explains motion offense and zone offense
-Teacher has students demonstrate offenses with dummy defense.
3. Culminating activity:
-Students continue to practice offenses but with real defense.
4. Closure:
-Teacher asks students what situations each offense is used.
Lesson # 7 of 8. Title: Defense
1. Introductory activities:
-Teacher introduces defense and goal of it.
-Students participate in cardiovascular warm-up circuit.
2. Learning focus activities:
-Teacher explains man to man, 2-3 zone, and 3-2 zone defenses.
-Teacher has students demonstrate defenses against dummy offenses.
3. Culminating activity:
-Students continue to practice defenses against offenses trying to score now.
4. Closure:
-Teacher has students draw defenses and goes over when they are used.
Lesson # 8 of 8. Title: Class Tournament
1. Introductory activities:
-Teacher introduces today class will play tournament which will review all skills covered.
2. Culminating activity:
-Students participate on five on five tournament.
3. Closure:
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-Teacher asks students what they liked most and least about unit.
D. (Reflection)
Student Outcomes: Describe degree to which students met unit learning outcomes:
Teacher Effectiveness: What went well? What needs work? What unit modifications are necessary?
APPENDICES (Insert or attach additional documents, e.g., handouts, PowerPoints,
worksheets, assessment tools, etc.)
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